Ray Griner is more blunt. He says his daughter hasn’t heard from Mulkey since Baylor’s shocking loss to Louisville in this year’s NCAA tournament. “It’s about dollar signs,” Ray says. “There’s nothing in it for Kim anymore, so she’s done with Brittney.”

Mulkey was once viewed as a fierce defender of Griner. At a news conference during the 2012 Final Four, a reporter asked the coach about the insults Griner receives on social media, and Mulkey delivered a passionate response. “This is someone’s child,” she said. “This is a human being, people.” Griner says she appreciated the gesture, but she couldn’t help feeling that Mulkey was only defending part of her. “If you’re up here protecting me, then protect all of me,” she says. “We can talk about gender, but we can’t talk about the fact that I’m a lesbian?”